Skepticism
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Afternoon Inquisition, 8.29
A very special Afternoon Inquisition today, specially dedicated to Dragon*Con, which kicks off today! Who would win in a fight – Wolverine or Batman? I have spent considerable time debating this and it provided us with hours of entertainment. Enjoy!
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Comment o’ the Outrageously Comment-Filled Week!
I was going to make this another dual-purpose CotW post, but the other topic ($cientology) grew to the point that it was overtaking the CotW and threatening to take up all my pre-NYC time, so look for that as a separate post to come soon. Instead, I give you a quick CotW. This week was insane — we set a…
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Skepchicks in the Pub at Dragon*Con- Made of WIN
It looks like MasalaSkeptic and Carr2d2 are too busy actually getting ready for the con to post an update about last night, so I’m here to do the job. Skeptics out and about last night were great. I know a lot of us are here for D*C, but I think the majority of the folks there last night were locals. …
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Skepchick Quickies 8.29
Scientists turn one type of cell into another type of cell in living mouse – “The cell identity switch turned ordinary pancreas cells into the rarer type that churns out insulin, essential for preventing diabetes.” Origin of nerves traced to sponges – Turns out that sponges, primitive though they are, have the building blocks for nerve cells. Thanks, Rav. Winged cats?…
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First Annual Parenting Beyond Belief Column Competition
From The Atheist’s Way blog and Dale McGowan, editor of Parenting Beyond Belief: We are now accepting submissions for the First Annual Parenting Beyond Belief Column Competition. Details below the fold. Your entry should tackle a subtopic within nonreligious parenting (as opposed to the topic on the whole) or a personal story from your own experience. The top entries will: — appear in…
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Jesus on a Moth!
No, that’s not an expression like “Christ on a Cracker!” Someone in Tyler, Texas (it had to be Texas….) thinks he sees Jesus on this moth. You know you have comedy gold just from this line: Kirk Harper spotted the moth on an RV trailer Monday, and right away could tell it was unique. And…oh boy…there’s a poll on that news…
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Afternoon Inquisition 8.28
Well, it’s Thursday afternoon, and you all know what that means. Yep, it’s the time of week when we all exchange underwear. So to the lucky person who drew my name, here are my boxer briefs. Don’t worry. They’re clean . . . . -ish. And while we’re sorting out the Thursday Afternoon FUNdergarment Swap, you all can show your brilliance by answering the…
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High Hat Hiatus
My apologies to anyone who has me on their Fantasy Blogging Team, but it seems that I’m going on the DL. I’ve been dogging a back injury for about a month now, but I’m officially out for the next couple of weeks. I tried my best to get Monkeys and High Hats up yesterday, unfortunately my butt hurts and I…
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